Public infrastructure—Eligibility.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) The provisions of paragraphs (a)(1), (2), and (3) of this section apply to applications submitted by all eligible entities except for Colonias. The facility financed under this part must provide water and/or waste disposal services to rural areas where, on the date the application is received by the Agency, the: (1) Per capita income of the residents is not more than 70 percent of the most recently USDA implemented national average per capita income, as determined by 5-year income data from the United States Department of Commerce, United States Census Bureau, ACS or, if needed, other Census Bureau data. If the RUS Assistant Administrator for Water and Environmental Program (WEP) has reason to believe that the ACS or other Census Bureau data does not accurately represent the per capita income of the residents, the reasons will be documented and the applicant may furnish, or the Agency may obtain, additional information regarding such per capita income data. Information must consist of reliable data from local, regional, state, Tribal or Federal sources or from a survey conducted by a reliable impartial source, and, (2) Unemployment rate of the residents is not less than 125 percent of the most recent national average unemployment rate, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (3) Projects for which the applicant is not a Federally Recognized Tribe, but which will benefit Tribal members, may be considered eligible for funds under this part if the applicant provides

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1777.12